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Women-centric South Korean series titled ‘Strong Girl Nam-soon’ is set to stream in October, however, with its familiar title, many of us are wondering if the upcoming series is a sequel to 2017’s ‘Strong Girl Bong-soon’.
The upcoming romantic action-comedy series has been written by Baek Mi Kyung, and directed by Kim Jung Shik. Here’s everything you need to know about Strong Girl Nam-soon:
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Plot
Strong Girl Nam-soon revolves around three women blessed with superpowers as they embark on a mission to dig out the truth about the rising drug crimes in the city of Gangnam in Seoul. Kang Nam-Soon possesses special abilities and visits Gangnam in search of her long-lost biological mother Hwang Geum-Joo, who also has superhuman strength. Kang Nam-Soon’s grandmother Gil Joong-Gan also joins forces with her daughter and granddaughter to stop the unlawful drug-related activities.
A sequel of ‘Strong Girl Bong-soon’?
The series is said to be or acknowledged as a sequel to ‘Strong Woman Do Bong Soon’ but features none of the original cast.
Strong Woman Do Bong Soon featured Park Bo-young, Park Hyung-Sik, Ji Soo, and others. It was released in 2017 and quickly became one of the highest-rated Korean dramas.
No. of episodes
16 episodes of Strong Girl Nam-soon will be released weekly for a total of eight weeks with new episodes available to stream on Saturdays and Sundays. Each episode will have an approximate runtime of 70 minutes.
Trailer
The first full-length trailer of Strong Girl Nam-soon features a new cast that includes. The trailer opens with a glimpse of South Korea’s drug problem.
Who’s in the cast?
- Lee Yoo-mi as Gang Nam-soon
- Kim Jung-eun as Hwang Geum-joo
- Kim Hae-sook as Gil Joong-gan
- Ong Seong-wu as Gang Hee-sik
- Byeon Woo-seok as Ryu Shi-oh
Special appearances
- Park Bo-young as Do Bong-soon
- Park Hyung-sik as Ahn Min-hyuk
Where and when it be released?
The romantic action-comedy series will begin streaming on Netflix on October 7th, 2023. The season finale is scheduled for November 26th, 2023.
